Hi John
Thanks - a good idea, I'll get in touch with Paul. If I do come across any ideas I'll let you know.?
As for the cupboard where kits go to die, I guess we've all got one of those!
All the best
Allan
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
On 28 Jul 2018, at 17:05, jac19412000 <
johnacraigmd@...> wrote:
Hello Allan,
You are nowhere near the "procrastination" record, as?my decades old kit is still languishing in the "cupboard where kits go to die"! ?Needless to say, I am unable to offer any "first hand" advice, however I might suggest
that you contact Paul Martin ( EDM Models ), as he has spent several years redesigning aspects of that kit, and may be able to save you some time ( and frustration ) with a list of "dos" and "don'ts" from his personal "alteration" experiences.
Good luck with your project.
Best regards,
John A. Craig
Austin, Texas
I'm just finishing off an Alan Gibson kit for an L&B 2-6-2t. (I purchased it from Alan's stand at NEC Warley in 2001, which may be some kind of record for slow work!).
Anyway, given the short coupled wheelbase and long overhangs on the Lynton locos, it would be nice to incorporate some form of side control on the front and rear trucks, so that they do their real-life job of helping steer the loco into curves. However, my
initial efforts have merely succeeded in lifting the lead truck's inside wheel off the rail on curves.
Has anyone developed a satisfactory form of pony truck side control for the larger n.g. locos, or is this best consigned to the "too difficult" file?
Allan
Allan Dare